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THE LONE STAR LUTHERAN
Thursday, February 3, 1949
Editorials
Your Job—Present And Future
One of your major concerns as a college student is tlie
problem of determining the type of vocation for which you
are best qualified by native endowments and by acquired
abilities. Coupled with this is the need of becoming familiar
with the special requirements for varous vocations and with
the opportunities which are offered in various occupational
fields.
Vocational preparation is listed among the prinicpal ob-
jectives of education, and both in high schools and colleges
much attention is being given to occupational orientation
and vocational guidance. We are making an endeavor also
at TLC to help students “find” themselves in this respect and
to help them determine and develop their best qualifications.
Surveys of student “problems”—also on our campus—
definitely reveal that a great many students indicate that
they are “unable to determine what I am best to do,” or even
“what I should like to do.” This evidently indicates that in
the early years of a college career many students are quite
uncertain about their future.
Elsewhere in this issue you will find a compilation of
data summarizing the preferences shown by TLC Freshmen
as to the types of activities in which they are most strongly
interested or would prefer to be engaged. A comprehensive
check of this sort can give only a general indication of the
areas in which to make further investigation in individual
cases.
It is your responsibility as a student to make such an
investigation,—to seek assistance from instructors, in books
and periodicals, and in special pamphlets and reports supply-
ing a wide variety of specific information. The Personnel
Office is also there to assist you in this respect,—but it is
up to you to sit down with instructors and administrative
officers to discuss and to explore together the possibilities
that you may consider.
The choice of a vocation, it needs to be further remem-
bered, is often determined for us by the inspiration or en-
couragement someone has given us, either by personal ex-
ample or by a deep interest in us. Also keep in mind that if
you have a firm resolve to prepare for a certain vocation,
and apply yourself accordingly, you can develop those abil-
ities which will help you succeed in that particular job.—
But your big job in the present is to do something definite
about your job for the future.
—Walter H. Beck
-o—--
Better Yourself Now
With final examinations over every student should
start the new semester off with a new lease on life, and a
new attitude toward studies. If you didn’t do so good on final
exams, you might as well stop worrying now, there’s noth-
ing you can do about them. Also, if last semester your grades
weren’t as high as you would have liked—well, last semester
is gone. Now is the time to plan for the future and what you
can do about it.
But in case you’re still alarmed because those C’s were
not higher, here is what Pearl Goeller, Registrar of Carthage
College said in the Feb. 2, 1949, The Lutheran. She stated
that A’s and B’s may come in handy when transferring to
another school or entering a graduate university, but they
cut no ice with the prospective employer. Good grades are
not even second to personal appearance ar.d campus leader-
ship certainly means a lot. Finally Miss Goeller said that she
has respect for high grades, but she warns against sacrificing
too much for them.
So let's get startel right now to make this our best all
around semester ever at TLC. Let's net only gro v mentally
these next four mouths, but let's enter into the spirit of oui
campus home.
—The Editors
The Lone Star Lutheran
CO-EDITORS..................................................Jo Winkel, Harold Prochnow
Business Manager, Yvonne Brite; Circulation Manager, Marjorie
Kreig; News Editor, Wilfred Sager; Club Editor, Carolyn Hofmann.
EDITORIAL STAFF: Cordula Baethge, Robin Haugen, Joann Hel-
vvig, Carolyn Hoffman, Walter Meyer, Juanita Miller, Bonnie Powers,
Geneva Quebe, Rosie Sautter, Jean Sehooley, Readous Stulting, Er-
nestine Thormeyer, Charles Wolf, and Walter Miller.
FACULTY SPONSORS: Mr. R. Fiehler, Prof. H. Gibson, Miss
Naomi Grant.
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You think you’re weary! I ima-
gine you are under the impression
that Smoe hasn’t had anything to
do. Well, Smoe is nearly worn to a
nub. Exams were just a little be-
yond his capacity. Starting around
early in the morning till, we won’t
say when, Smoe ran from room to
room, dorm to dorm, keeping type-
writers oiled, dowsing them with
water to cool them off, propping
drowzy heads up with broom han-
dles, keeping eyes open with tooth
picks, and keeping the girls dorm
supplied with candles. But, other
than little opposition from “Joe
Louis” KI ages at North Hall, Smoe
came through in fine shape. (Smoe
has been taking some of Klages’
vitmain pills and they do won-
ders!)
Smoe was going to call Smoline
the other night, but alas, he had to
wait one hour and fifteen minutes
until Harold Billnitzer completed
his short phone call to some girl.
Time flies so fast when you’re in
love, doesn’t it, Billnitzer?
Dr. Wiedie was slinking along
behind the hedges the other night
last week with final exams under
his arms mumbling to himself,
“I’ll fail ’em, I’ll fail ’em.” That’s
alright, Dr. Wiedie, you didn’t
have to try so hard.
Smoe was peacefully lounging on
the davenport in the Kennel
(YeahJ—He beat Elaine and Skee-
ter to it that day)—when all of
a sudden Malcolm Hoffman dashes
by in pursuit of Maurice Gold. The
piece of lemon pie in Hoffman's
hand had found its resting place in
Gold's face—pardon me, in Gold’s
pie-face. Smoe got hit by a stray
piece of flying maringue and has
not been the same since. Man, is
that stuff messy!
Smoe got a letter from a lonely
heart the other day. In reply to
this plea, Smoe has made several
recommendations. Effenberger is
busy these days, but maybe he
could spare a minute or two. Then
there is cute little Albert Hennig.
(Gossip has it that he dashed off
to Houston with six to eight, or
was it a dozen, young ladies. And
depending on just how desperate
this young lady is—there is always
Louie Evans who conceals her
feminine charms behind downright
hard work.
(If you have any love problems
—Smoe is always willing to mud-
dle ’em up for you. At least, let
me try.)
Where did Augie Hannemann go
last week-end ? McGregor. He did ?
Oh, with Geneva Quebe. Hmmmm.
Smoe was glad to hear that Ray
Johnson is staying. Could it be be-
cause of Dora Niehaus’ new flame
in her life. His initials couldn’t be
R. J., could they? Well, we’re
glad you stayed anyway, Ray.
Hey, who started this game of
bridge on the campus anyway?
| Everyone’s trying to acquire the
art—even Smoe. He’s taking les-
sons from “Grand Slam” Green-
shield, “Tricks” Treptow, and even
“Winner” Weilbacher, and still
loses once in a while.
Hey, have you heard? Andy is
interested in the nursing profes-
sion now. At least, he’s certainly
interested in letters to and from
a “woman in white” in Houston.
O. K., Nolte, Smoe gives up. He
just can’t guess where your car
will be tomorrow morning. But
please, not such a muddy place the
next time.
Smoe really enjoyed the show
the other night. You know, that’s
a good place to pick up the latest.
And here’s a couple of choice bits
—“Squirty” Shanklin and Mildred
Hillmann, Wallace Dube and Cor-
The snow that fell last Sunday
is still evident today. And although
it doesn’t resemble powdered sugar
as it first did, the unusualness of
it all has proved an excitement
hard to forget. In fact, snow fall-
ing is so remarkable as to bring
forth all sorts of questions, such
as this one asked by your Roving
Reporter, “Are you in favor of an
annual snowstorm such as the
one we just had?”
The students that answered this
question did so in several differ-
ent ways. On the whole, TLC
seems to have enjoyed this freak
weather condition although Roy
Timaeus voted against another visit
from Jack Frost. Roy gave an in-
volved reason which went like this:
“It’s like this; cold weather is one
of the reasons that could drive me
to commit matrimony. A wife who
would get out of bed on a cold
morning and light the fire before
I got up would be an attraction
hard to pass up.”
Your reporter gathered that Roy
was somewhat of a cynic for Mel-
vin Rosenquist, who was with Roy
at the time, was all in favor of
more snow; “It makes for a warm
companionship, especially on a
date,” said Melvin.
Sylvia Petersen enthused, “But
definitely—I never had so much
fun in all my life.” And Mary Ann
Krause felt exactly the same way
about it; “It should happen every
week,” was the way she worded it.
When Geneva Neinast was asked
the question she also agreed on
another snow fall; “A change of
sports; it limbers you up for snow-
ball throwing.”
Norma Wiegmann said, “It does-
not seem like winter without snow;
—and besides, how can you throw
snowballs without snow?”
Daryl Damman’s answer left
this reporter slightly puzzled until
he found out that Clifton meant
Clifton, Kansas, not Clifton, Texas.
Daryl had said the snow made him
“homesick for Clifton.”
At first it seemed that Eleanor
Pfennig had a negative answer for
the question for she thought, “Not
an annual snowstorm;” but then
added “Let’s have one only often
enough to get a free day from
school.”
Another person in favor of snow
was Calvin Namken; “I don’t know
why,” said he, “I guess I just like
to see snow once each year.”
The final student your reporter
interviewed was introduced as
Master Frank Donald Crawford,
Esquire, who said, “Doesn’t make
the least difference;—rain or
shine, sleet or snow,—just let the
good times roll.”
reen Ellebracht.
Those stars are back in Smo-
line’s eyes again—(as well as most
of the other girls’)—Bill Sneckner
is back for this semester.
Not all the girls are as lucky
Florence Matthys
The pleasant smile of Florence
Matthys is always assuring to wor-
ried math students. Florence, Mrs.
Gibson’s assistant, is that dynamic
personality from Seguin.
We have never talked to any-
one more interested in playing
games than Florence. Her inter-
ests range from swimming to play-
ing cards. Between that come ping
pong, bowling, basketball, skating,
tennis, and football players.
Florence gets very excited and
looks at everything from a mathe-
matical point of view. She loves to
talk and her pet peeve is to dress
up.
A member of the Junior class
majoring in either math or in edu-
cation, Florence is active in many
groups. She is president of the
Sigma Taus, a member of the
Lutheran Students Association,
Lone Star Staff, an alumni mem-
ber of the Phi Theta Kappa, and
of the Girls’ Athletic Association.
Besides all these she is the assis-
tant editor of the Growl.
Florence has the wonderful abil-
ity of poster making. She also
plays the piano and organ. She has
a cute way of saying ‘You all.’ Be-
ing the only girl in the physics
class, she loves it. She never wor-
ries about her grades and some-
how manages to make them all
with flying colors,
i Florence gets along well with
everyone and her looks are only
surpassed by her jovial disposi-
tion.
as Connie Ranzau—imagine, hav-
ing men (?) fighting over you.
Gosh, it must be wonderful! .
Smoe was racing down the side
walk with Dr. Stein the other
day and smashed right into Mable
Henke. Correction: Mable and Dan
Neffendorf. (Smoe doesn’t want
to gossip or criticize, but Dan,—
don’t take more than your share!)
Robert Thiede, come on and
give the girls around here a chance.
Smoe heard several talking and
gosh, -they think you’re a dream!
Hey, fellows, did it rain!!!
Gem For Thought
“Study to shew thyself approved
unto God, a workman that need-
eth not to be ashamed, rightly di-
viding the word of truth.” (2 Tim-
othy 2:15).
A man was running down the
railroad track, suitcase in hand,
trying to catch the train which
had just pulled out of the station.
He was unable to reach the plat-
form; and, as he returned to the
station, those who had watched his
vain effort remarked that he had
not run fast enough. The man re-
plied, "Oh, I ran fast enough—I
just didn’t start out soon enough!”
How many of us have to confess
that we didn’t start out soon
enough last semester, and missed
the train—or just barely made it.
At the beginning of a new semes-
ter, we find ourselves on another
lap of our intellectual journey,
with many an intellectual train to
catch. The professors continually
remind us that we must get start-
ed with our studies—but we seem
to think that we are able to run
faster than we actually can. The
train is ready to pull out. Are you
at the station ready to go—or are
you somewhere down the line
packing your suitcase?
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